Lucknow

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/ˈlʌknaʊ/

proper noun

A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.

OriginSanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city, district, and division, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh, India.

    ‘Lucknow is not a village. It is a city with a thousand years of civilization. It was the capital of the Awadh kingdom.ʼ

    2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 11
  2. A number of other places:
    1. A hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, east of Monifieth (OS grid ref NO5133).
    2. A community in Huron-Kinloss township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. An unincorporated community in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    4. A locality in the City of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.
    5. A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Origin

  1. Sanskritलक्ष्मणपुर“city of Lakshmana”
  2. EnglishLucknow

Borrowed from Hindustani लखनऊ (lakhnaū) / لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū); perhaps either derived from Sanskrit लक्ष्मणपुर (lakṣmaṇapura, “city of Lakshmana”), or perhaps from लक्ष्मणवती (lakṣmaṇavatī, “fortunate”).

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Translations

Arabic لَكْهنَؤُ, لَكْنَؤُ
  • لَكْهنَؤُ (lakhnaʔū)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
  • لَكْنَؤُ (laknaʔū)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Bengali লখনউ, লখনৌ
  • লখনউ (lokhnou)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
  • লখনৌ (lokhnōu)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
  • লক্ষ্ণৌ (lokhnōu)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Chinese Mandarin 勒克瑙
  • 勒克瑙 (Lèkènǎo)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Hebrew לאקנאו
  • לאקנאוcapital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Hindi लखनऊ
  • लखनऊ (lakhnaū)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Japanese ラクナウ
  • ラクナウ (Rakunau)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Korean 러크나우
  • 러크나우 (Reokeunau)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Polish Lucknow
  • Lucknowcapital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Portuguese Lucknow
  • Lucknowcapital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Russian Лакхна́у
  • Лакхна́у (Lakxnáu)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Urdu لَکْھنَؤُ
  • لَکْھنَؤُ (lakhnaū)capital of Uttar Pradesh, India
Cite this entry
APA

Lucknow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucknow

MLA

“Lucknow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucknow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lucknow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lucknow.

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